The Office of Management and Budget has decided to move the administrator of the United States Digital Service to directly report to the deputy director of management instead of reporting to Federal Chief Information Officer Tony Scott. […]
The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy released a summary of its findings on data portability, including a suggestion to launch a review of publicly funded institutions that could be benefiting from data blocking. […]
The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy released its Exit Memo, which gave recommendations to the next administration on technology priorities and highlighted the achievements made during the Obama administration. […]
When dealing with cybersecurity policy, President-elect Donald Trump should realize that the Federal government is not a business, according to a report this month from the Center for Strategic and International Studies Cyber Policy Task Force. […]
The Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs created a smartphone app that contains the status of agency regulatory actions. The app, RegInfo Mobile, is based on the website RegInfo.gov. […]
Artificial intelligence has the potential to increase living standards and leisure hours, but it could also increase economic inequality, according to a report by the White House. […]
President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for director of the White House Office of Management and Budget, Rep. Mick Mulvaney, R-S.C., poses challenges for IT acquisition in the next administration. […]
President Obama said that the United States’ response to Russian hacking during the election will be between the U.S. government and the Russian government. “There are times where the message will be privately received by the Russians and will not be publicized,” Obama said. […]
A lack of clear technology policy established during Donald’s Trump’s campaigning and preparations as president-elect is making it difficult to determine what the future of tech policy is going to look like, according to experts speaking at an Information Technology Innovation Foundation (ITIF) panel on Thursday. […]
The White House’s Interagency Policy Group released recommendations for how to increase diversity in the STEM workforce by reducing bias. […]
The White House has ordered a “full review” of hacks related to the most recent presidential election, according to Lisa Monaco, President Obama’s adviser for counterterrorism and homeland security. […]
The Federal government has continued investments into research of quantum computing in order to stay ahead of the progress made by other countries. […]
The White House was able to obtain its new dollar bill augmented reality app, 1600, for free from London-based Nexus Studios. The app allows users to point their cameras at a dollar bill, which will transform into a 3-D version of the White House. […]
President-elect Donald Trump should appoint an ambassador for cybersecurity within his first 180 days in office, according to the President’s Commission on Enhancing National Cybersecurity. […]
The US-CERT cybersecurity incident notification guidelines that go into effect April 1, 2017, will affect all Federal departments and agencies, as well as state, local, tribal, and territorial government entities, among others. […]
The Information Technology and Innovation Foundation retracted a finding in its report to President-elect Donald Trump, which said that the White House should get rid of the United States Digital Service. […]
Agencies can use data to pinpoint areas of the hiring and career process where diversity falls short, according to Shaun Donovan, director of the White House Office of Management and Budget. […]
The White House is holding an Electric Vehicle Datathon on Nov. 29 for experts to discuss how data can help deploy EV charging stations and how data collection and curation can help improve electric vehicles. […]
The Information Technology and Innovation Foundation (ITIF) released a memo to President-elect Donald Trump, suggesting that he get rid of the United States Digital Service and start an IT modernization fund. […]
With agencies facing imminent deadlines under the 2012 Managing Government Records Directive, which aims to facilitate the transfer and storage of Federal electronic records, executives at Veritas Technologies are aiming to provide “turnkey” solutions to electronic record management. […]
The incoming Trump administration plans to get rid of 18F, the digital services team located within the General Services Administration that has been criticized recently for its spending practices, according to a senior administration official. Republican Donald Trump won the presidential election on Nov. 8, raising questions about what lies ahead for Federal IT. […]
The Internet of Things is a great tool for those with disabilities, experts say, but government and industry can do more to ensure that IoT devices are accessible by all, through the implementation of universal design. […]
The White House on Thursday launched Code.gov, a website where the code for government platforms will be publicly accessible. […]
The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy launched the beta site for the Resilience Dialogues, an online forum for collaboration on solutions related to climate change. […]
The Department of Education, the Agency for International Development, and Office of the Director of National Intelligence announced public access plans to increase access to Federally funded research. […]
The Office of Management and Budget selected 15 government employees to join the White House Leadership Development Program, which will focus on improving IT management and services throughout the Federal government. […]
The White House launched Worker.gov, which explains Federal workforce protections. […]
The White House released a proposed guidance on modernizing Federal IT that is open for public comment until Nov. 26. […]
The White House celebrated Active Learning Day by announcing projects that increase access to high-quality STEM education. […]
The White House asked for student input and received more than 2,500 ideas about STEM education from students across the United States. Eleven students were invited to the White House to share their ideas. […]